No Enemy
Charles Mackay
During a conversation with the Queen of England, then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher discussed adding some younger, fresher faces to her cabinet who would be more loyal to her new budget agenda. The Queen, offering her advice, mentioned that one might not want to stir things up in government or make enemies. Thatcher responded, “Unless one is comfortable having enemies.” Then she quoted the “No Enemy” poem written by Charles Mackay.
